Amit Shah Meets Om Birla Ahead of Motion Against Justice Yashwant Varma
Both Houses to jointly handle judge’s removal over suspected corruption charges.
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday evening met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at his residence as Parliament readies to admit a motion for the removal of Allahabad High Court judge Yashwant Varma, formerly of the Delhi High Court. who is embroiled in a suspected corruption case.
This comes when senior ministers met Birla at his office in the Parliament complex on Monday, hours after a notice was submitted to the speaker. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju had said 152 MPs belonging to different parties had signed it.
An opposition-sponsored notice for a similar motion was admitted in the Rajya Sabha as well. Both Houses are expected to work jointly over the issue now. Government sources have said the motion is likely to be piloted in the Lower House.
